Taiwan 'premier' Su resigns after primary defeat

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-05-12 14:34

Taiwan "premier" Su Tseng-chang bows after a news conference in Taipei May 12, 2007. Su said on Saturday he would resign, a week after losing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's primary for the 2008 Taiwan leader elections. Su, who becomes the fifth "premier" to quit during the seven-year tenure of Chen Shui-bian, assumed the post in 2006, replacing Frank Hsieh, who defeated him last weekend in the party's primary. [Reuters]